One Little Direction

Chapter Forty- Eight: Wander

{Perrie's POV}

I tie up the laces on my shoes and then turn to face the girls who look beautiful, as always. We have an awards show to go to tonight and whereas the girls have dressed up nicely, heels, jewellery, bodycon dresses, I have so little emotion and energy at the moment I've gone with a black skater dress and black Converses. 

"Come on Per, the vans here." Leigh smiles and I nod, following her out of my bedroom and across the landing. I look into Ellie's empty room where Duckie is sat on the bed. The bed I found out Zayn actually made himself. 

Ellie's been missing for two days now. They haven't found anything, not even any clues, but they're still searching hard. Why we're going to the awards show when Ellie's missing? Because fucking management are making us. I'd rather be out looking for Ellie myself then go to this awards show, but One Direction are presenting an award and we are nominated for a few. 

We get to the bottom of the stairs and the boys are waiting there, all dressed up nicely. Skinny jeans or suit pants, dress shoes or black boots, shirts and blazers. Zayn is just wearing skinny black jeans,a  black skirt with rolled sleeves and a black waistcoat, along with black Converses. 

I walk over to him and he wraps his arms around me tightly. I wore waterproof mascara 'cause who knows when I might break into tears.... or the police tell us they found her gone. 

"Here." Zayn pulls a red ribbon, similar to Ellie's, out of his pocket and threads it through my hair tie, pulling the bow tightly and then placing a gentle kiss on my forehead. "She'll come back, I know it." Zayn whispers and takes my hand tightly in his as we follow the others out to the van. Jonnie is looking after the twins. He's a bit of a wreck too about the whole Ellie situation, but he's got Gemma to help him with two sets of twins to look after.

The media have got the whole Ellie Malik Missing thing covered. I've stayed inside just to avoid them all, but that's going to be a bit harder tonight. I just want my baby to come home... 

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{Police Officer's POV}

I drive along, heading home to my wife and little girl and little boy, but I have to drop off Angie, a female officer first. I've had a hetic day at work. I work on the radios and sometimes we have some really strange calls. 

"Andrew stop!" Angie exclaims and I pull over on the side of the road, giving her a confused look. Angie jumps out of the car so I jump out too, following her. Then I see what she's running at. The little girl who went missing. 

"Ellie!" Angie yells out. She was one of the first officers out there at the park with the child. The little girl turns around and starts to run. So she's been taught about stranger danger. But what is she doing out here. She's two kilometres from the park where she went missing. That's far for a toddler. 

We catch up to her and Angie bends down in front of her as she struggles. She's so lucky we found her and not some creepy old man or woman. 

"Sweetie, it's okay. We're the police." Angie tries to calm her and she just looks at us scared. "See." Angie shows Ellie, I think her name is, her police badge. 

"Is your name Ellie?" I ask her and she nods her head. 

"My Mumma and Dadda told me not to talk to strangers." Ellie tells us. I nod and so does Angie. Smart little girl for her age. 

"Can I see your bag?" I ask Ellie and she wont let me take it so I just open up the flap and on the inside the tag says Malik- Edwards. Well, considering the parents are Zayn MALIK and Perrie EDWARDS, I think we're off to a good start.